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Best Breakthrough

Breakaway Records

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photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Until surpassed by Michael Jackson’s Thriller after his death, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) by the Eagles was the bestselling album of all time. At Breakaway, its used wax runs you $6. Most other places, $10-15. “Those albums sold millions of copies,” snorted one of the owners when lauded on the North Loop buzz mill’s levelheadedness during today’s topsy-turvy vinyl revolution. This summer, when they pulled a Pink Floyd and tore down the wall to the adjacent unit, the $1 section expanded and a used stereo store materialized. Breakaway hit.